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§ 42-20-404. Inspections

All vehicles carrying nuclear materials entering the state on the public highways shall be inspected by a Colorado state patrol officer or a port of entry officer, as defined in section 42-8-102 (3), at the nearest point at which the shipment enters the state or at a location specified by the Colorado state patrol. For […]

§ 42-20-405. Violations – Criminal Penalties – Definition

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 40-7-107, any person who violates any provision of this part 4 or part 5 of this article 20 or rule or regulation promulgated by the chief pursuant to this part 4 and part 5 of this article 20 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in […]

§ 42-20-406. Violations – Civil Penalties – Motor Vehicles

Any person who violates any provision of this part 4 or part 5 of this article 20 or a rule or regulation promulgated by the chief pursuant to this part 4 and part 5 of this article 20, except for the violations enumerated in subsection (3) of this section and section 42-20-505, is subject to […]

§ 42-20-407. Repeat Violations – Civil Penalties

If any person receives two penalty assessments within one year for a violation of section 42-20-406 and the first penalty assessment has not been reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the penalty for the second violation shall be two times the amount of the penalty listed for the violation in section 42-20-406. If any […]

§ 42-20-408. Compliance Orders – Penalty

Whenever the chief finds that any person is in violation of any rule, regulation, or requirement of part 4 or 5 of this article, the chief may issue an order requiring such person to comply with any such rule, regulation, or requirement and may request the attorney general to bring suit for injunctive relief or […]

§ 42-20-501. Nuclear Materials Transportation Permit Required – Application

No transportation of nuclear materials shall take place in, to, from, or through this state until the department of transportation issues a permit, in accordance with the provisions of this section, which is not inconsistent with federal law, authorizing the applicant to operate or move upon public roads of this state a motor vehicle or […]

§ 42-20-502. Permits – Fees

Each permit issued pursuant to section 42-20-501 shall be valid for one year following its issuance and shall be issued after approval of the carrier’s permit application and upon payment of a five-hundred-dollar permit fee. In addition to the permit fee, each carrier shall pay a two-hundred-dollar fee for each shipment. The shipment fee shall […]

§ 42-20-503. Carrying of Shipping Papers

Any person transporting nuclear materials in this state shall carry a copy of the shipping papers required in 49 CFR part 172, subpart C. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2534, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 43-6-503 as it existed prior to […]

§ 42-20-504. Rules and Regulations

The chief is authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations which are necessary or desirable in governing the issuance of permits if such rules and regulations are not in conflict with or inconsistent with federal rules and regulations. Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2534, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s […]

§ 42-20-505. Penalties – Permit System

A Colorado state patrol officer or a port of entry officer, as defined in section 42-8-102 (3), may assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars against a carrier who transports nuclear materials without first obtaining a nuclear materials transportation permit. A carrier who misrepresents information in the carrier’s application for a nuclear materials transportation […]